Category Archives: Local Businesses

I write about “local” businesses in Gilroy, San Martin, Morgan Hill, Hollister, and even San Jose. If you have a local business that would like some attention, give Cynthia a call at 408-843-8080.

Come See My Jewelry This Weekend 3/27-3/28

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I’ll be showing my jewelry out at Kingstone Marble which is located inside of Garden Essential. The address is 5350 Monterey Rd in GILROY. This address is out on the frontage road and is in the greenhouse where Zen Flower Garden used to be. Call 408-842-5497 if you need directions to the store.
I will be [...]

Gilroy Businesses | Happy Smog Check

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Happy Smog Check
http://www.happysmogcheck.com
7896 Monterey Hwy, Suite B
GILROY, CA 95020
408-846-1318
Happy Smog Check does regular and TEST ONLY smog checks and they make it painless.
I was dreading having to get my car smogged and, frankly, was anticipating having it be royal pain in the butt, like so many other duties associated with the DMV. I pulled into [...]

CANCELED! Showing jewelry one more day before Christmas!

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This event has been CANCELED. Garden Essential is now closed from 12/21 through 1/5 and will reopen Wednesday January 6th, 2010. I apologize for the mix up. Happy Holidays!
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I will be out at Garden Essential with my jewelry one more day before Christmas. I’ll be there Wednesday, December 23rd from 10-ish until at least 3pm, [...]

Pardon the dust!

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Happy Friday! I hope you’ll pardon the dust. I’m in the middle of changing themes, so things aren’t as polished at the blog right now as they soon will be. It’s a nice colorful theme, but I’ll need to tweak it to make it more personalized.
I got an email from someone, so I’d like to [...]

Best Garlic Fries | Red Robin Morgan Hill, CA

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Last night Tim and I went to Red Robin in Morgan Hill, CA. We didn’t have anything in particular we were in the mood for, but just wanted something good. Finally, we settled on Red Robin because of the allure of their Garlic Parmesan Fries. Mind you, I’m not normally a fries eater because cooked [...]

Little Neighborhood Stores | La Flor de Jalisco

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La Flor de Jalisco is about a block away from my house, so as you can imagine, I stop in a lot. This is my favorite little store on the planet.
I’ve loved little stores ever since I was a little kid living on El Camino Paraiso in Hollister, CA. in the late 60’s. My parents [...]